Krauthammer: Obama Admin's Visa Vetting Process 'Incomprehensible'

Monica Sanchez | December 18, 2015
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The Obama administration rejected a proposal considered by top officials at the Department of Homeland Security to vet the social media accounts of U.S. visa applicants, a policy that could have helped to prevent terror attacks like the one in San Bernardino earlier this month.

During an appearance on “Special Report” Thursday night, Fox News contributor and syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer slammed the Obama administration’s “incomprehensible” U.S. visa vetting process.

“It’s incomprehensible,” said Krauthammer. “What the American people understand, and what is so obvious to do, you simply give a directive that where you think it’s appropriate, you allow any immigration officer to investigate the postings on public media.”

“The argument against it, which apparently prevailed a few years ago within DHS, is ridiculous,” he went on. “Number one is that we don’t want to invade their privacy. Well, it’s absurd to say that looking at a public posting is an invasion of privacy. And it’s doubly absurd if that’s done in the case of a non-American outside the country who possesses zero constitutional rights.”

For more, listen to his full remarks in the video clip below.

 

 

President Obama spoke at the National Counterterrorism Center in Virginia on Thursday, where he attempted to reassure the American people of their safety over the holidays.

He said that, despite security concerns in the wake of the San Bernardino terror attack, the visa program that allowed the female attacker into the U.S. is “ongoing.” 

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